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2003 Legislative Land Use Update

The "ABCs" of Commercial Leases in Bankruptcy

Acceptance of Design-Build on the Rise

Architects, Landscape Architects, Real Estate Appraisers, and Accountants Face Increased Liability

Avoid Potential Policy Pitfalls With a Handbook Review

All Labor Agreements Are Not Created Equal

Beware of Defenses to Commercial FEDs: War Stories

Bye Bye Birdie...

The Changing Landscape of SDCs

Commercial Leases: Top Ten Default Areas Require Landlord's Attention

Considerations in Negotiating Design-Build Contracts

Court Rules on Majority/Minority Shareholder Issue

Defining the End of the Design Professional/Client Relationship

Design-Build: Increased Profit, Increased Risk

Design Professional's Certificate for Payment What Does It Mean?

Design Professional-Created Design-Build Forms

Do Good Fences Really Make Good Neighbors?

Doing Design Work Adds Liability Risks for Subcontractors

Don't Be WARNed

Don't Get Burned by the Boilerplate

Feds Issue New DBE Reg's — Part I

Feds Issue New DBE Reg's — Part II

Feds Issue New DBE Reg's — Part III

Filing Your Claim of Lien: Be Honest and Be Careful or Risk Getting Nothing

Financing of Contractor by Surety Unlikely

General Dirt About Dealing with Construction Defects

Good Succession Planning Yields Results in Family Owned Business

Heard It Through the Grapevine

How Do the French Say "Change Order?"

Insurance for Design-Build

Intent and Indication in the New A201

Internet Business Can Create Internet Liability

Is Business Succession Planning Still Needed When Estate Taxes Go Away?

Keep Your Insurance Policies — Just In Case

Keeping You Posted on Measure 7

Keystones to Effective Succession Planning

Legislature Takes Aim at Bid Shopping

Liabilities Under Design-Build Contracts

Minority Shareholder Beware

New AIA Documents Change Rules and Relationships

New Rules for Restrictive Endorsements

New Rules Regulating Public Contracting

New Statutory Protections for Minority Shareholders

Notice Requirements of Oregon's Prompt Pay Act

OOPS it's EIFS!

"Oral Contracts Are Not Worth the Paper They're Written On"
(Old Legal Saying)

OSHA Institutes Ergonomics Program Standard

Overworked and Underpaid: Assessing Labor Costs in a Construction Claim

Owner's Liability Under Construction Contracts

A "Paperless" Project is Not a "Recordless" Project

Paperless Projects: The Future is Now

Partnering is Dead; Long Live Partnering

Payments to Subcontractors

Planning Necessary for Effective and Efficient Business Succession: Part I

Planning Necessary for Effective and Efficient Business Succession: Part II

Planning Necessary for Effective and Efficient Business Succession: Part III

Preventing Shareholder Disputes in Close Corporations

Prequalification/Disqualification Rules Change

Project Labor Agreements and Public Contracting — A Controversial Topic

Protecting the Forum: Proposed ORCP Changes May Affect Arbitration

Providers of Labor Beware: Failure to Be Licensed with the CCB Can Cost You

Proving Claims for Increased Equipment Costs

Recent Developments Related to Oregon Wetlands

Recognizing the Hidden Costs of Arbitration

Sexual Harassment — Communication Is the Key

Should I Pursue a Construction Claim or Hunt Pheasant?

Should You Believe the Threat of Bankruptcy?

So You Want to Buy PGE — Or Anything Else from a Bankruptcy Estate

The Sting (A Case Study for Design Professionals Handling Owner/General Contractor Jobs)

Subcontractor Listing Proves Controversial

Subcontractors Gain More Power Under New AIA Forms

System Development Charges Ruled Constitutional

Taking Technology Opportunities to the Roof — and Protecting Them

Tax Credits for ADA Remediation Efforts

Throw Away Those Old Business Forms

Throwing Good Money After Bad: Collection of the Small Receivable

The U.S. Supreme Court Issues Favorable Decisions for Employers

Undercapitalization Means Personal Liability

Walking the High Wire Without a Safety Net: The Unbonded Federal Project

What You See is Not Always What You Get

When the Boom Fades: A Primer on Commercial Real Estate Workouts

When is an Estimate Not Just an Estimate?

When Less is Not More

Why Contractors Fail

World Wide Web Ads: A Summons Into Court Far Away

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